We are so excited that you'd like to join CBE. Please fill out this application in its entirety. If you are unsure of any information, you may leave answers blank. Membership and annual commitment information can be found on our website. We believe that the cost of membership should never prevent anyone from joining our congregation.
If you have any questions, or would like to have a confidential conversation about your annual committment, please contact Maribeth Batcha, our Director of Member Services, at mbatcha@cbebk.org or (718) 768-3814 x214.
Once you complete this application, you'll receive a statement for the standard annual commitment from our finance office and a welcome email from our Director of Members Services Maribeth Batcha, who will set up time for a welcome call with you. Our membership year runs from July 1 to June 30 of each year. Members are automatically renewed, but not automatically charged. Annual commitments are aged based. If there are two adults in your household, you will both be considered members. We feel that it's important for all family members to be welcomed and included at CBE's events, programs and services. In two adult households, commitments are charged based on the age of the elder adult member. CBE never wants financial considerations to be a barrier to membership. If you'd like to talk about receiving an adjusted commitment, please note that in the additional comments section below.
In setting the standard annual membership commitment, CBE seeks to balance financial sustainability with wide accessibility to the community. The costs of running CBE are substantial; membership contributions cover a portion of the cost. For those with the financial capacity, we offer the voluntary opportunity to contribute a total of $6,525 (instead of the standard commitment).
Please upload a recent family photo here. We can accept JPEG or PNG files. This photo will not be shared publicly; it is just for our clergy to be able to see and start to know our new members. Thank you!